|
Created
in 1917, La Société de Chimie Industrielle
is a state-approved association governed by the French Law
of 1901. The objectives of this association are to unite
all professionals belonging to the Chemical Industry, to
support technical and scientific evolution in all associated
professions, to defend the image of the Chemical Industry
that is presented to the public and to promote job opportunities
in the Chemical Industry amongst the younger generation.
The association also maintains ongoing relations with scientific
learned societies present overseas, and actively participates
in the organization of numerous forums and conventions.
Its members are primarily companies in the Chemical Industry
present in France, as well as men and women who have made
significant contributions to the growth and to the positive
image of the Chemical Industry. La Société
de Chimie Industrielle also works closely with the Société
Française de Chimie (SFC), with the Fondation de
la Maison de la Chimie which has hosted the SCI since 1970
and wih the Société Française de Génie
de Procédés (SFGP).
The
missions of La Société de Chimie Industrielle.
1 The promotion of the Chemical Industry’s public image.
The
Chemical Industry plays an essential role in the development
of all industry (automobile, aeronautical, medical, etc)
and in environmental protection. The SCI communication plan
takes into consideration not only public authority, local
government and associations, but also the general public.
It shows that Industrial Chemical Technologies are an active
and essential element for Sustainable Developement of our
Society.
2 The promotion, amongst schoolchildren, of future career opportunities in the Chemical Industry.
Aimed
at primary school children and at high school students,
the SCI organized numerous awareness programmes throughout
the year. Over a period of 4 years, the "Chimie la
Classe" programme helped 2 million young pupils (between
8 and 10 years old) discover the world of Chemistry, thanks
to an educational kit titled “La Chimie dans notre
univers quotidien” (Chemistry in our everyday environment).
Over the past 8 years a large number of Conferences have
been held in high schools throughout France, thanks to a
network of very valuable voluntary lecturers. For example,
in 2000, a group of 100 senior volunteers, assisted by 150
juniors, visited some 300 colleges and held 630 conferences.
In December 1999 it was decided that an interactive portal
site called Chimirama should be created. Intended for educational
purposes, this project was managed by the SCI, as part of
the CEFIC (European Chemical Industry Council) and EIP (Education-Industry
Partnership) programmes, and realised in 2001.
In 2002, this actions are continuing under the management
of the Union des Industries Chimiques (UIC).
The
aims of the SCI as a scientific organization in the field
of technology.
1
To promote prospective thinking on new technological needs
of industry due to the growing importance of the chemical
industry in modern society.
The
development of the economical world changed the face of
industry, especially the chemical industry: free trade encouraged
many companies to merge and powerful global multi-nationals
developed. As a result, the present trend is to delocalize
production sites, resorting to service companies. Moreover,
data processing encouraged enormous change in development
and manufacturing methods, and today the Chemical Industry
on the whole also needs to take into account the general
public’s growing awareness concerning industrial safety
and environmental protection. It is the SCI’s duty,
as a scientific organization, to evaluate these changes,
to measure their effects, and to anticipate the consequences
of future evolution. The SCI regularly organizes work-groups
where scientific and industrial leaders debate topics such
as biotechnology, process engineering, manufacturing process
technology, corrosion... all of which concern the future
development of their companies and of the Chemical Industry.
2 To develop a scientific, technological and social interest centre promoting exchange between engineers and scientists.
Technological
trends present in the Chemical Industry are debated during
technical conventions and prestigious events, organized
since 1926 by the SCI for its members. The SCI has created
an activity dedicated to the organization of such events;
it is also an active participant of international organizations,
such as the European Federation of Biotechnology, the European
Federation of Corrosion, and the European Federation of
Chemical Engineering. The SCI, present in the management
of these aforementioned European organizations, also assumes
presidencies and various scientific secretarial responsabilities.
|
